Life-belt.



l. S. PEROTT-I.

v urs am. APPLICATION flLED MN. 25| 1916.

.Patented D00.

TTRNEYS vide an article of the character `abelt .romer s. rano'rrr,

' Specilcation of Letten lfatent.

or WEST NEW Yolpx, NEW JERSEY.

Lira-BELT.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application med January as, 191s. semi m. 74,302.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN S. Panama, a sub'ect of the Kin of Italy, and 'a resident of llVest New-Yor inthe county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have invented anew and Improved Life-Belt, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact descripv tion. e

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: to promentioned adapted for rapid and .easy installation in service; to store said article in a small compass; and to provide means for article in service position.

Drawinya-Figure 1 is a pictorial view of constructed and arranged, in accordance with the present invention, showing the same as installed in service; Fig. 2 is a view of the `belt s read out in its inactive position and con ition; Fig.l 3 is a section on an enlarged scale of a fragment ofthe belt, the section being taken as on the line 3-3 in Fi 2. esmiptiomAs seen on the drawings, the belt is constructed as ay modified form of poncho,v wherein a rectangular piece 8 "'sition of the sections 9 on the ""the waist upward, whlle yon 1s formed from non-elastic material, such as canvas, on whlch are sectlonsV 9, the ends whereof, are loo ed through to hold in service pdition, metall .eyelets 10. The center of thef" se piece `8 1s cut away'to'form' avhole orahead opening 11. The vportion of .the belt of base piece 8 forms a part, extending, when in service, in front of the wearer, is the breast-piece 12, while theportion of the belt which covers the back of the wearer, is designated as the backv 13.

The belt sections 9 are disposed in parallel relation, as 'seen best in Fig. 2. The belt sections on thel front and back pieces are some'- what differently arranged. to accommodate the lacing of the strap ends in the arrangement consisting in the dispoback piece from the front piece, the said belt sections are disposed from the neck downward. This arrangement results inthe disposition of the top eyelets 10 on the holding the' primarily niounted beltwhich the 14, the variation breast-piece at a level in service with the connection of the strap ends 14 on the back piece 13.

As hereinafter described, when the strap ends 144y are laced through the eyelets 10, the 455 last eyelets through which the ends passare at the bottom of the back piece 13. It is from these eyelets that the strap ends M extend around the body of the wearerffor engagement by buckles 15 on straps 16, as shown best inA Fig. 2 off'the drawings, are securely mounted and lextended from tho lower end corners of the breastpieoe 12. 'j

Securely mounted on the breast-piece 8, is the bag 17. The bag is constructed from any material which is air tight, to{:':f,;0!`ffm a ho low chamber 18. The bag 17 is sive and :shaped to conform'with rip orbase piece 8. The chamber 18is-1ffilled 'l0 with air by employing a v alve of conven- 20 is attached thereto, the end of which may be= placed in the mouth of the wearer of the bltnfter the belt is'installed iii service relation, 'iso Y75 thatf'the ba 17 may be inflated, ind "in,m order that t e inflation-maybe maixitutined when the person is in the water, and't-,hus provide for the possibility f an 'un vered-leak developing when the belt is in 80 service. f

Operation-To adjust the belt to the human body, the operation is as follows: Preferably when the belt is deflated, it is placed on the body, the head of the person being 86 passed through the opening 11, the breastpiece 12 extending infront of the person, while the back-piece 13 covers the back of the rson. IThe lstrap ends 14 are now at the ack of the person and are brou ht forward to be passed through the`- eye ets 10 Aat the ktop of the breastieee 12.I The strap ends arethen carrie -back, to be v',- passed thrngh the uppermost of themael` letsA'lO on the backlece 13, from when l they are extended orwardly and ipa ,"l th `ugh the eyelets 10 of the second sei-ies on he breast-piece 12. From here thestra endsvare passed'through the second series of eyelets 10 on the back-piece 18 and are 100 A for use. .Itfwil'l bei'understood thatthevalve thev center of'v gravity ofthe person `wearing brought forward and passed through the eyelets of the third or lowermost of the series on the breast-piece 12. From this position, the strap ends are carried throu h the third or lower-most eyelets 1,0 of 4the series onP the back-piece, and arev froi'nvhere brought forward to the front of the person. The strap ends 14 are engaged at the front of the person substantially as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, with the buckles 15 of the straps 16. To accom lish this, the straps ldarev passed forward romlthe reary betweenthe legs of the wearer, `the bucklerovided ends of the straps extending in ront of the abdomen, so as to conveniently engagethe strap ends 14. lVhen the strap ends and straps 16 are tightened, it will found that the belt is securely held to the person, andl is prevented from ridingupy ward on the' person by reasonofthe exteri-l sion of the straps 16. below the; crotch''f the wearer.^Having adjusted the, beltto service position, the wearer places theend ofthe tube. 20 in his mouth and prbeeds toifinflate the bag 17. `llVhen the bag z17 is completely inflated, the'belt is incondit'ion 19?is of conventional type having an automatic check valve for 4reventing the eir- -haust of airitheretliroug i. Y

ks shownfin the drawings,` wlie'nY'n'ia'ling` v| 17' and when mounting the same on the ba thsistripycre is exercisedto full-the material of nvhieliy the bag ,islconstucted, to" felini a normally enlarged chest portion, andl thereby raise the' centerfof'otation 'above here" thosnarrowed sections of the bag cross the shoulder-,formingportions of T the strip 8, the material is somewhat contracted to` vent an undue enlargement-'of the? relati ely soft body sections formed bythe bac Aandat these points I' v1 .l A life belt comprising 4a substantially lrecgulai. Aenvelop member having at-the -cen thereof-a head opening; a'plurality of Welets disposed at t e lateral-edges of the. end vsections of said member; a plurality of strap ends, each permanently connected wit hdi.

bigigvsaid' sections inservice relation to the Lofi@ wearer; a plurali members pei-spagna ,attached u ons of theJ sections of said mem if for extension below thetdrotch of. said wearer pand means-for con'ectingin ,service the terminals of said#l strap` ends and said flei'xible iiieinbersf.A

" "ZJA .lifeb'elt comprising a, suhstantially rectngular ,engyelop member having at the ceiitetheredfhead opening.; a pluralityof faJ4 the h:lateral .,of the' strain from said rectan 4orieoffsaid sectionsand adapted forv threaded through Vsaid eyelets for lac-'"- end sections of said member; a plurality of strap ends, each rmanentl connected with one of said sections and a apted for bei threaded through said' eyelets for lacing sai sections in service relation to the1 body of the wearer; a pluralit of flexible members permanently attach to one of the sections of Said member for extension below the crotch of said wearer; means for connecting in lservice the terminals of said strap ends and said flexible members; and a plurality of ieinforciiig belt end sections operatively connected 'withrsaid eyelets for relieving the i lar member.

3. A life belt comprising a substantially rectangular envelop member havingl at they center thereof a head o ning; a p urality of eyelets disposed at t e lateral edges of the zend sections of said member; a'plurality of strap ends', each permanently conn with oneof said sections and adapted for 35l being threaded through said eyelets for lacin 'said sectionsiin service relation to the y of a wearer; a plurality of flexible members rmanentl attached to one of the sections o said mem r for extension `belnw the crotch of said wearer; means for cennecting 'in service the terminalsof said strap ends and said flexible members; a plurality of reinforcin belt end. sections o ratively strain from 4said rectangular member; and` means conveniently located to the mouth of the wearer for at will intlating said member.

4. A' life belt comprising an elongated ap- Lprox'imately rectangular non-elastic base 100 strip; alp ralit of belt sections permanently mounted t ereon; a plurality of eyelets permanently mounted in the ends of said belt sections; a lurality of flexible strap ends permanent y mounted on said 106 basestrip a jacent the upper end thereof; and a plurality of straps permanently connected with ysaid stripat the lower end "thereof, said str a s being provided with fastening devices or engagement with said 110 strap .ends when theksame are laced throu h saideyeleta, said straps beingadapted or c passage below and through thecrotch of the '5* 5;-A life belt comprising an elongated 115 approximately rectangular non-elastic base strip; a plurality of belt sections perma. nently mounted ereon; a plurality of eyey lets permanently mounted in the ends of,

said belt" sections; a plurality of flexibl y110 strap ends permanently mounted on sai base strip adjacent the upper end thereof; a.. if, lplurality of straps permanently connected with said strip at the lowerend thereof, saidv straps being provided with fastening devices 1.26 for engagementwithsaid strap ends when the anne are laced-*through said'eyelets, said; c

straps being` am for passage below andy; 0

yconnected wit said eyelets for` relieving the 96 through the crotch of thewea-rer; s. pneu- .In testimony whereof I have sig-ned my maticully inflatable ba member mountedI name to this specification in the presenee of on said base strip;v en meansfor at will two subscribi ng witnesses. inflating said bag', said means embodying a JOHN S. PEROTTL 5 tube, the end whereof may be placed in the Witnesses mouth of the wearer when sald belt is in Omo A. GRISBAGH, service. 

